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ABSTRACT

A personal RFID lost and found mobile apparatus and methods useful for tracking luggages during traveling, the luggages are typically stored out-of-sight and signal needs to pass thru obstacles. The invention may be used with a single tag, as well as more than one tag for the tracking of multiple items. A RFID tag replies with information regarding the whereabout of the tag. A GPS locator replies with information regarding geolocation of a RFID reader. A processor connected to the RFID reader infers a distance point according to which the RFID passive tag respond, the magnitude and phase of the returned signals, and the geolocation of the GPS locator. A series of the distance points to the passive tag are stored in a memory for extrapolation to determine the last known geolocation of the passive tag. Upon determining the distance to the passive tag exceeds a preset value, the last known geolocation of the passive tag is presented to assist in locating lost items.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a system and device for tracking items.Specifically, this invention relates to tracking luggages duringtraveling when the luggages are stored out-of-sight and signal needs topass through obstacles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is a conventional understanding that it is not possible to accuratelydetermine the physical distance to a passive RFID tag according tostandard when reading it with a tag reader. It is also a conventionalunderstanding that while it is possible to estimate a distance to apassive RFID tag, the end precision is almost always rendered inaccuratedue to many circumstantial factors, such as reader and tag performance,the quality of the software and the resources invested in such asoftware. This is especially true in the case of a single reader, and/orwhen there is not a clear line of sight to the tag from the reader.Known techniques have been devised to improve the accuracy in mainly oneof two ways. The first one relies on signal strength, while the secondone relies on using the time the response is received to an inquiry(time difference of arrival between tags). Techniques that uses acombination of both through triangulation and trilateration are alsoknown in the field. RTLS, RSSI, TDOA represent some of the commonlyknown techniques. This invention enables tracking of a personal itemwithout using triangulation or trilateration and thus making it possibleto provide tracking of geolocation of a personal item by means of as fewas a single passive tag, while readily support a tracking system inwhich more than one passive tag can be utilized for the tracking ofmultiple personal items. Comparing to other known personal trackingsystems, such as those that make use of Bluetooth, RFID is more wellsuited to equip with personal items when travelling as they are morecost effective to manufacture, more convenient to use and reuse, as theydo not need battery, and can be smaller in size and weight. As such, alost item prevention system is needed that can be used with RFID andprovide reminders of the last known geolocation of RFID tags.

In the current marketplace, it is often desirable to providesupplemental forms of advertising and information dissemination at thesame point of presence where the personal items are in transit withtravelers. Such information typically has been in the form of businesscards, pamphlets, brochures, coupons registration forms, and similaritems available at a nearby location.

In addition to physical materials, the modern version of a businesscard/brochure has been a web site. Thus, the content being shown ondisplay screens has been designed to present a web site address (URL).This required travelers to see and remember the address until they wereable to take the time to visit it at a later point. This presented anissue, as relying on the travelers to remember the website and take thetime to visit limits its usefulness. With the wide spread adoption ofmobile devices, a new form of business card was developed—that being theRFID Code and other similar optical codes that could be photographedusing the built in camera on the mobile device. This would allowtravelers to photograph the image of the code and then link to theassociated website directly.

One of the benefits for display screen programmers is that the formatand technology gives the programmer unlimited canvas that can be updatedand changed at anytime. The limitation then becomes the amount of time atraveler will see the screen and be able to ingest the content.Therefore any references to supplemental content (e.g. a web site orRFID Code) must be able to be easily seen by the traveler and availablefor a long enough time so that they can utilize it. If the traveler isrequired to perform a task with the screen, this time must also beaccounted for. This presents a major issue for screen programmers whenthe screen itself will only be seen for a short period of time or wherethere is a desire to have programming that moves at a faster pacethrough say a series of short visual ads.

Another limitation of supplemental content linking (e.g., a web site orRFID Code) via display screens has been sub-optimal physicallimitations. An advertisement with a brand/logo may be easily seen froma distance, from various angles, or in passing. However this does notalways work well with traveler flow in public spaces. Furthermore, thereare social limits in how far a traveler will go to link to for example aRFID Code that requires them to stand out, aim their camera with somelevel of accuracy and make one or more attempts to scan the RFID Codeusing their mobile device camera. RFID Codes become difficult to usebecause of the required position and re-positioning of the camera tocapture the image in as still a manner as possible. Users must be withinvery close proximity and at the correct angle to the RFID Code—withininches if the RFID code is small and not presented in a full-screenmanner on a larger screen. What was seen as a simple technology thatwould overcome the requirement of a traveler remembering a web site canbe an exercise in frustration. If you add in the fact that the screencontent may be changing at all times, the traveler may only have a shortamount of time to scan the code before another visual is presented onthe screen.

It is often a case of whether the traveler will have the time andinclination to carry out the different tasks to access the relatedcontent at that time or whether they will wait until they can do so attheir leisure. This limits the use of any in-store or location basedrelated materials such as special offers/coupons, etc.

“RFID fingerprinting” technology has also gained popularity. It does ananalysis and compares the RFID sample against a database of known RFIDfiles. If it finds a match it is able to know where in an RFID-visualpresentation that segment was found. While this technology is quitesuitable for in-home use and in quieter environments, it is largelyimpractical for use in public spaces or environments where noise levelsare not fixed.

This technology has most of the limitations of RFID fingerprinting alsomaking it impractical in some situations. However, the present inventiondoes discuss its use in very specific ways to enhance but not limit thepresent technologies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A personal RFID lost and found mobile apparatus and methods useful fortracking luggages during traveling, the luggages are typically storedout-of-sight and signal needs to pass thru obstacles. The invention maybe used with a single tag, as well as more than one tag for the trackingof multiple items. A RFID tag replies with information regarding thewhereabout of the tag. A GPS locator replies with information regardinggeolocation of a RFID reader. A processor connected to the RFID readerinfers a distance point according to which the RFID passive tag respond,the magnitude and phase of the returned signals, and the geolocation ofthe GPS locator. A series of the distance points to the passive tag arestored in a memory for extrapolation to determine the last knowngeolocation of the passive tag. Upon determining the distance to thepassive tag exceeds a preset value, the last known geolocation of thepassive tag is presented to assist in locating lost items.

The invention enables content which is related to content beingdisplayed on a display screen or provided by another RFID source to befully synchronized with the static content that is being shown on thedisplay screen or RFID from an RFID speaker. In this regard, contentwhich is related is content which is provided based on the content thatis being shown on a display screen or RFID from an RFID speaker. Thatis, the related content need not be in the same form or have the same orsimilar subject matter. Additionally, as used herein, content is relatedif it is provided in response to content that is being shown on thedisplay screen or RFID from an RFID speaker. Simply by pressing a buttonon a mobile device, or otherwise activating software on the device,relevant and targeted offer transfers based on content being shown onthe display screen or played by the RFID speaker is provided to themobile device via a server. No Wi-Fi or Bluetooth® connection is needed.The signals from a RFID® beacon can be used as trigger as explainedbelow.

The system presented can work alone without any communication betweenthe mobile device and display screens or other RFID sources whereverlocated; it is based on a mobile device to server communication of themobile device location and, optionally, the time of day. Based on thetime, when needed, and communicated location, the server can determinewhat content is on the display screen and can therefore servesynchronized offers. It works passively with periodic regular updates ofthe mobile device location or actively through the use of a button(touch screen, keyboard, etc.) on the mobile device to signal the serverto check its location and therefore identifying which display screen orother RFID source the mobile device is near.

The uniqueness of the technology relies on proximity and, whennecessary, time of day to completely synchronize the content on displayscreens or other RFID source with mobile devices and enables sharing andsyncing of content on the RFID source which include, by way of example,TV sets, ATM machines, casino gaming device display screens, displayscreens in retail stores stadiums, amphitheaters, airports or otherpublic places without the need of a Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth® connection, ordata connection to a wireless carrier. Such display screens may or maynot be digital and may or may not be able to transmit data to anotherdevice such as a server. Display screens with communications abilityenable additional features of the invention to be utilized, but suchcommunications ability is not required in many situations. In anembodiment, a display screen includes static displays which contain thesame content over an extended period of time such as a billboard. In thecase of such static displays, since the displayed content is relativelyfixed or static, the related content delivered to the mobile device doesnot depend on time of day as is the case with RFID content which changesover relatively short periods of time. The static display can send thesetriggers to the consumer's mobile device based on location, via RFIDembedded in RFID tones, via GPS location technologies, via Bluetooth®beacons or any other location based technology available today or in thefuture. There are several different implementations and embodiments forthe present invention, however at a minimum level it provides a methodand apparatus allowing for the determination of a consumer's proximityto a particular display screen or other RFID source. Furthermore it candetermine the content being shown on every display screen or other RFIDsource in the system so that it can then deliver to the consumer relatedcontent on their mobile device. It does this in a manner that isextremely simple and can be accomplished passively or actively.

The following examples show several uses of the technology. They are byno means all encompassing and are presented to illustrate some of thepossible uses. In all cases, a consumer downloads a software applicationfor the mobile device designed to transmit the present location of themobile device and send/receive content from a server. The applicationcan be a generic application which works with substantially all displayscreens or other RFID source which are part of the network connected tothe server, or a specialized application, e.g., a travel app,specifically tailored to display screens in certain location, e.g.,airports.

Seamless transfer of digital information from device to device withoutthe need for additional hardware, Wi-Fi connectivity or Bluetooth®.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a method of transforming a series ofdistance points and geolocations into last known location comprising anembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of transforming a series ofdistance points and geolocations into last known location comprising anembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing information processors, consistentwith embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 refers to a system diagram showing the interaction among RFIDreaders, consistent with embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 refers to a system diagram showing the interaction between RFIDreaders and a mobile device, consistent with embodiments of the presentinvention.

FIG. 6 refers to a system diagram showing the interaction between amobile device and the content lookup server, consistent with embodimentsof the present invention.

FIG. 7 refers to a system diagram showing the interaction among theservers, consistent with embodiments of the present invention.

A better understanding of the disclosed technology will be obtained fromthe following detailed description of embodiments of the disclosedtechnology, taken in conjunction with the drawings.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

References will now be made in detail to the present exemplaryembodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. Certain examples are shown in the above-identified figures anddescribed in detail below. In describing these examples, like oridentical reference numbers are used to identify common or similarelements. The figures are not necessarily to scale and certain featuresand certain views of the figures may be shown exaggerated in scale or inschematic for clarity and/or conciseness.

The present invention makes use of the following elements shown in FIG.1.

RFID Source is referred throughout as RFID tag, RFID source or source.The minimum requirement is that these devices must be capable ofreceiving an RFID only stream by way of a streaming server. In mostcases, the streaming server is a remote device and the RFID feed isprovided over a network. FIG. 1 shows three RFID sources as RFID source1, RFID source 2 and RFID source 3, but of course any number of RFIDsources can be provided. If the display screen has static content, thenno RFID is needed, but an RFID feed can be provided by an RFID tagnearby. This is shown in FIG. 1 as RFID source related device.

RFID Source Management Data Server

One or more RFID source management data servers contain information onthe location of each and every display device or other RFID source inthe system. This information can be updated manually by an operator orin an automated manner as is described and detailed in the variousimplementations. For static displays and RFID only sources, the locationof the display or RFID source can also be provided to the RFID sourcemanagement data server.

Streaming RFID Server

The use of one or more RFID servers provide display screens or otherRFID source with access to pre-recorded and/or RFID streams madeavailable by the operator. The use of streaming RFID content ispresently in wide use. The content can contain a combination of any RFIDcontent that is capable of being viewed on one or more display screensor one or more other RFID sources.

Mobile Device

These presently include mobile smart phones, tablets, and otherelectronic devices capable of data communications, receiving anddisplaying information for the consumer from a remote server, andtransmitting user input to a remote server. In addition, these devicesmust be able to provide geographical location of the device inreal-time.

Location Detection Processing Server

Referring to FIG. 7, a variety of location services are in wide use insoftware and via the Internet at this point in time. These servicesprovide software API's and “Web Services” for effectively locating aposition anywhere on earth using longitude and latitude coordinates. Itis a common practice to perform calculation of distances between twosets of co-ordinates to determine proximity to another location orobject. Location detection processing server utilizes locationinformation provided by a mobile device's use of such location services.

Content Lookup Server and Related Content Processing

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, Related content can be any form of data thatcan be sent to and processed by a mobile device for either directuse/display/playback, storage, or further consumer interaction. Thereare references throughout the different embodiments that refer tocoupons, forms, images, offers, and interactive content. Any and all ofthis content is relevant and related to the streaming or static contentbeing displayed on one or more display screens, or RFID provided by anRFID tag at any time.

Implementation Details

Display Service—One or more streaming RFID servers connected to aprivate or public communications network provide access to data relatedto the location of individual RFID sources. The information containedwithin the data tables on server includes at a minimum the followingdetails:

RFID Source ID—A unique identifier for a RFID source.

Longitude—A numeric value related to a specific longitude of each RFIDsource.

Latitude—A numeric value related to a specific latitude of each RFIDsource.

Last Start Time—A time value representing the last time the RFID wasstarted on the streaming data server. For a static display, the laststart time value is not needed or it could be the date the content waslast changed.

Content ID—Details on static content, or RFID content including timecode and identification codes related to specific content available froma content server.

When a RFID source is initiated, it communicates with streaming RFIDserver sending it a request for a specific RFID content ID as programmedby the operator. Upon receiving the request, the server begins to streamthe requested RFID content to the RFID source. At the beginning of thestream initialization, server may set the “Last Start Time” in a screenlocation data table located on server as the present time on the server.

Related Content Service—One or more related content servers connected toa private or public communications network provide access to a contentdata related to one or more RFID which are identified by a specificcontent ID which is unique for each RFID stream. The informationcontained within the data tables on related content server includes at aminimum the following details:

RFID Source ID—This directly corresponds with the identification of aspecific display screen or RFID RFID source.

Content ID—An identification of the static content being shown on thedisplay or being played by an RFID RFID source such as an RFID speaker.

Time(s)—One or more times (specific time(s)/date(s) or time/daterange(s) for the static content being shown on the display or played byan RFID speaker.

Related Data—The content from related content server to be served to themobile device.

The streaming RFID server and related content server may be separatephysical servers or contained on a single physical server. In all cases,the data that is available on server and on server is shared andaccessible by both servers.

Location Detection Process—One or more location detection processservers connected to a private or public data communications networkprovide the ability to determine the nearest location of a displayscreen or RFID source based on a given longitude and latitude of amobile device and the location of the display screen or RFID source.

Mobile devices include any device which is capable of a) sending itspresent longitude/latitude, b) communicating with remote servers viacommunications networks, c) sending requests to a remote server, and d)receiving and displaying data/information received from a remote server.

Each such device contains a client application capable of processingdata specific to the application and utilizes the capabilities of thespecific device. The specifics of such application are not important toan understanding of the invention and the requirements to write code forsuch applications are well within the abilities of persons skilled inthe art based on the descriptions provided herein.

Each mobile device has a unique client ID and uses an existing locationservice such as GPS, Bluetooth® beacon, WiFi or any other location basedtechnology to determine its current latitude/longitude. The ID andlocation are the minimum required information needed to be provided byeach mobile device. The ID represents the individual mobile device, thelongitude and latitude represent its present location. As the mobileclient changes locations, its longitude/latitude are updated and sent tolocation detection process.

At the point where the mobile device requests synchronization with aparticular RFID source, it sends its client ID and its present location(longitude/latitude coordinates) to location detection process.

Upon receiving a request, location detection process calculates thedistance between the mobile device and the nearest location of knownoperating RFID source. If one is within range of the mobile device,content lookup performs an additional lookup of related data on relatedcontent server. The range can vary based on screen size, location andother factors.

In the case of a display screen which is not in a fixed location, inaddition to the use of a sophisticated display screens of the typedescribed below with reference to embodiment 2, other mechanisms such asGPS can be used to provide location information. Thus, in an automobilewith an entertainment system, the location of the automobile, and,therefore, its display screen, can be provided by its GPS system.

At any point where a mobile device has made a synchronization requestwith location detection process server and the server has determined thenearest RFID source, server performs a lookup using content lookupserver. The content lookup server and related content server may be onthe same physical server or on a separate server. In either case theinformation from both servers is available to the RFID source managementdata server which may also be part of the same server or a separateserver.

Using the RFID source ID identified as the nearest display screenlocation, the RFID source management data server looks up the RFIDcontent ID and Last Start Time which corresponds to the stream beingplayed and the time on the server when the RFID source first beganplaying the RFID stream.

The RFID source management data server performs a calculation using thepresent time and subtracting the start time to determine the timedifference.

Using the above data, RFID source management data server can now performa lookup of related content for the specific RFID stream ID and atimecode matching the present time in the RFID by using the display ID,RFID ID, and RFID stream timecode as the key to related data in RFIDsource.

The returned data is sent from related content server and corresponds tothe specified time, RFID stream, and RFID source based on the initiatingrequest from RFID management data server. This data can be any relateddata and is not of a defined type.

It is important to note that a single stream can have content that isunique to each specific display screen location allowing forlocalization of offers and content.

RFID sources are devices capable of displaying/presenting staticdisplays, or playing RFID contained on one or more of the followingsources—a RFID stream delivered via a private or public network, aphysical (fixed or removable) mobile device. RFID sources may be capableof sending and receiving instructions and information from the displayservice as described above. Specifically, through these instructions,the streaming RFID service knows what content is being displayed on theRFID source display screen or being played by the RFID source RFIDspeaker at any time. If the RFID source display screen displays onlystatic content which cannot be updated by delivery of a stream, then nostreaming RFID service is needed.

In other embodiments, the RFID source management data server instead ofperforming a lookup of related content for the specific RFID stream IDand a timecode matching the present time in the RFID, by using the RFIDsource ID as the key to related data in RFID source, the RFID source orother device related to the RFID source can send its location andcontent to the RFID source management data server and content lookupserver. That is, the same information which is generated by thesedevices can instead be provided directly by the display or a relatedRFID source by providing the content and location. Such information canbe provided by any device programmed with the content and locationinformation which can then send the information to the servers with anindication that no special content processing is necessary other than toassociate the provided location with the provided content. That is, arelated device is any device which provides content information for aparticular display. For example, for a static billboard, the relateddevice, which could be located anywhere, could periodically send contentbeing displayed on such display, and its location to RFID sourcemanagement data server, in this manner, once the mobile device sends itsrequest and location, the provided content and device location isprocessed by related content server and the determined related contentis sent to the mobile device.

Users of the present invention use a mobile device with a suitable“client application” (software program). The client application sendsits location (longitude and latitude) to the location detection processserver. This can be done by one or more of the following methods:

a) The mobile device, via the client application, can periodically sendthe location of device.

b) The user can interact with the client application and request thatthe application send its present location.

The location detection process server determines the approximatedistance of the mobile device from the location of RFID sources. Basedon the location of the nearest RFID source, the service determineswhether it is possible for the user to be within viewing or RFID rangeof the RFID source.

If it is determined that the possibility exists for the user to be inviewing range or RFID range of the display or speaker, the clientapplication is provided with related content from the related contentserver specific to the content presently viewable hearable from RFIDsource in the viewing listening range of the user. The related contentcan include of one or ore RFID, or text.

The client application uses its internal programming to present therelated content to the user. The content is unlimited, however it mightinclude additional related RFID files, bar-codes, etc. It is however,directly related to the location of the RFID source that was originallyviewed or listened to.

The client application can further process the received content based onthe type of content and interaction with the user. Examples at thispoint in the process might include storing the content for future use,accessing a deeper level of content pertaining to the related content,sharing the content with others, sending the content to another device(e.g. a printer), etc.

Servers can be operated from a single physical server, be spread amongmultiple physical servers, or may reside on a cloud-based computingservice. The data the servers access and use in processing requests maybe contained on the same server in a machine readable format or can bestored on separate database server.

Strategically placed RFID sources present still RFID at predefinedtimes. As noted above, each RFID source has a unique identifier and canpresent content which is unique to that location or identical to thatwhich is provided by other RFID sources in multiple locations.

Referring now to FIG. 2, the following steps may be utilized to practicethe invention as described herein. Initially, an application isdownloaded for mobile device, which application is designed to performthe mobile device processing described herein. As noted above, suchprogram although used by the invention does not form a part thereof, andis easily implemented by persons having ordinary skill in the art basedon the descriptions provided herein.

RFID management data server and streaming RFID server are used to servethe content for display or play on one or more RFID sources. Preferably,there is an indication that the content being shown or played on theRFID source is interactive so as to signal a user with a mobile devicethat additional information can be downloaded. Such indication may be alogo placed in a corner of the screen or the like.

Pressing a button (soft or hard) on mobile device causes the downloadedapplication to identify time and location and/or utilize an RFID tag inorder to identify the content being shown or played on the RFID source.Alternatively, the signal could be sent by shaking or otherwise movingthe mobile device using motion sensor devices built into the mobiledevice.

Once the time and location and/or the RFID is identified, theinformation is automatically sent by the mobile device for use byservers, as shown in FIG. 3.

Once the time and location and/or RFID is received, servers and operateto identify the content being served or being displayed for thatparticular RF ID source.

The identified content is then used by RFID source management dataserver and related content server to send an associated offer or otherrelated content to the mobile device.

1. A personal RFID lost and found mobile device useful for trackingluggage during traveling, the luggages are typically stored out-of-sightand signal needs to pass thru obstacles, comprising: a. a passive RFIDtag; b. a RFID reader, wherein said RFID reader is a conventional RFIDranging device means for measuring distance whose output is the distance(H) between a first data subject and the reader is to be measured; c. aprocessor, mounted to said RFID reader, wherein the processor infers adistance between the RFID passive tag and the RFID reader, where p isthe power for near field, where f is frequency operated, P att is themagnitude of power attenuator, d is the distance between the RFIDpassive tag and the reader; d. a GPS locator, coupled to the RFIDreader, wherein the GPS locator provides a geo-sensor location of theRFID reader; e. a location detection process server configured toreceive location information from said mobile device and determine alocation of a nearest one of said at least one RFID source, anddetermine whether the mobile device is within a predetermined distancefrom said determined location; f. a content lookup server coupled tosaid location detection process server configured to determine ifpredetermined content exists which corresponds to content provided bysaid at least one RFID source at said determined location and saidmobile device is determined to be within said predetermined distance; g.a RFID source data management server configured to operateincoordination with said location detection process server, said contentlookup server, and a related content server to cause said relatedcontent server to send data to said mobile device which is related tosaid content provided by said RFID source at said determined location ifsaid mobile device is determined to be within said predetermineddistance, wherein said RFID source has a corresponding media source IDembodied therein, and said content has a corresponding media ID embodiedtherein; h. a first memory for storing a series of geolocations of theRFID reader, a series of corresponding determined distance values, and ageolocation of the tag determined based on the extrapolation of thegeolocations and the distance values; and, i. a memory storinginstructions configured to be executed by the processor to implement alost and found tracking method, wherein the processor further obtainsfrom the first memory a last known geolocation of the RFID passivetag,obtains from the processor a current distance to determine if thecurrent distance exceeds a preset value, and reports of the last knowngeolocation of the RFID passive tag when the current distance exceedsthe preset value.
 2. The system defined by claim 1 wherein said locationdetection process server determines the location of the nearest one ofsaid at least one media source by accessing a data table maintained bysaid media source data management server which contains a media sourceidentifier and a latitude and longitude for each of said at least onemedia source.
 3. The system defined by claim 1 wherein said contentlookup server and said RFID source data management server operate todetermine if said related content server includes data which is relatedto said content on said media source at said determined location using amedia source ID corresponding to said media source, and a media IDcorresponding to said content.
 4. The system defined by claim 3 whereinsaid media source data management server further operates to perform alookup of related content for said content provided by said media sourcecorresponding to a media ID by using the media source ID, and the mediaID.
 5. The system defined by claim 4 wherein said media source datamanagement server further operates to instruct said related contentserver to send said related content data to said mobile devicedetermined to be within said predetermined distance using a relatedcontent table having records wherein for each media ID, there is acorresponding media source ID and a corresponding related content ID. 6.The system defined by claim 1 wherein said related content is providedto said mobile device by one of said mobile device initiating a requestfor said related data by a pulling operation and said related data beingpushed to said mobile device without a specific request being initiatedby said mobile device.
 7. The system defined by claim 1 wherein upondetermining that said mobile device is within said predetermineddistance, said RFID source data management server sends a signal to saidmobile device to sample an audio signal from said media source or adevice related to said media source to identify said media sourcecontent and send said identified media source content to said mediasource data management server which operates in cooperation with saidrelated content server to send data to said mobile device which isrelated to said content being provided by said media source asdetermined by said sampled audio signal.
 8. The system defined by claim1 wherein said media source content is identified by a predetermineduniform resource locator to identify a network resource containing saidcontent provided by said RFID source.
 9. The system defined by claim 1where said at least one RFID source has a moving location which locationis dynamically provided to said location detection process server. 10.The system defined by claim 1 wherein said mobile device provides saidlocation information in response to a trigger signal.